University of Cyprus
UCY is the leading research University in Cyprus that aspires to promote scholarship and education standards of excellence through teaching and research. UCY is currently managing competitive research funds that exceed the 50 million Euro mark. Recently, it has revised its research policy in order to increase the efficiency of the University to utilize research funding and opportunities, and to better promote research initiatives in Cyprus.The new policy adopts the EC declarations for balancing basic and applied research, and provides the necessary administrative support to the academic and research staff.The Electrical and Computer Engineering department is the largest department in the School of Engineering and it strives to provide high quality degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. One of its main priorities is to develop further its research portfolio in the field of renewable energy sources and in particular solar energy, thus utilising Cyprus' high solar resource. Website.
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George Georghiou
Dr George Georghiou received his BA, MEng, MA in 1996 and his PhD in 1999 from University of Cambridge. He is currently the leader of PV Technology at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was a university lecturer and the undergraduate course leader in Electrical Engineering at the University of Southampton, and a Research Advisor for the Electricity Utilization, University of Cambridge. Dr Georghiou is currently a member of the CENELEC and IEC TC82 committees on PV and is acting as an expert evaluator for FP7 energy proposals as well as being a member of CIGRE and the European Solar Energy Industrial Initiative. He also represents Cyprus on the FP7 Energy Committee, SET plan committee and the European Mirror Group.
Maria Hadjipanayi
Dr. Maria Hadjipanayi received her BSc in Physics (2001) from the University of Cyprus and her DPhil (PhD) in Condensed Matter Physics (2006) from the University of Oxford. Her research interests lie within the area of fundamental and applied physics of novel materials which are promising for future energy-efficient technological applications, especially in the field of solar energy. She is currently a Special Scientist at the Photovoltaic Technology group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Cyprus working on the investigation of the optoelectronic characteristics and photovoltaic performance of novel solar cell devices and her latest work focuses on nanostructured silicon.
Matthew Norton
Dr Matthew Norton is currently the Head of CPV at the Photovoltaic Technology Laboratory. He is leading the activities of the team in the field of concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) and in particular cell characterisation, module and system design and evaluation. He has a vast amount of experience in the field of CPV and he will act as the coordinator of the project. His main research interests are in the development and characterisation of advanced photovoltaic devices and systems, particularly in the field of CPV systems. Presently he is coordinating the activities of PV Technology, University of Cyprus, on two FP7 research projects, APOLLON and ORION, two National Funded projects and two industrial projects.
George Makrides
George Makrides, a Cambridge University graduate, is currently undertaking his PhD at the University of Cyprus, where he is studying the performance of various different commercial static as well as tracked flat-panel and concentrator photovoltaic systems. The work he is undertaking forms part of a comparative study conducted as a joint project between the University of Cyprus and IPE Stuttgart.
Alexander Phinikarides
Alexander Phinikarides earned his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cyprus in 2007 and went on to gain his MSc in Microelectronic Systems Design from the University of Southampton in 2008. During his last year at the University of Cyprus, he earned the award for the best undergraduate senior design project, titled “The design and implementation of a stand-alone photovoltaic system with data logging and remote monitoring via the internet”. He has worked closely with the PV Technology of the UCY in the past and knows the test site and the technology.
Minas Patsalides
Minas Patsalides is a PhD student and a research associate at the University of Cyprus and his research interests include measurements and analysis of power quality events, modelling power systems and RES
Vasiliki Paraskeva

​Vasiliki Paraskeva is currently undertaking her PhD at the University of Cyprus, PV Technology lab under the supervision of Dr M. Norton. She is studying the characterization protocols of various different photovoltaic cells for CPV applications. Work so far includes the characterization of cells with the methods of ellipsomentry, UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy, electroluminescence and pump-probe techniques. George Makrides, a Cambridge University graduate, is currently undertaking his PhD at the University of Cyprus, where he is studying the performance of various different commercial static as well as tracked flat-panel and concentrator photovoltaic systems.

Mr. Michalis Papastavrou

​Michalis Papastavrou is currently a freelance Technician at the Photovoltaic Research Laboratory of the University of Cyprus mainly involved in the installation, monitoring, data analyzing and maintenance of PV solar systems. Since 1997, he has been the Technical Director and co-founder of Telelysis Communications Limited, a telecommunications company in Cyprus dealing with PBX telecom systems (analogue, digital and IP), audio and video conferencing, networking and telephony integrations with home automations. For the period from 2003 to 2010, Michalis has acted as a freelance associate technician for the Cyprus Army on ESM Radar Systems. He is a holder of Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Frederick Institute Of Technology in Cyprus.